Economy - a historic overview | Slovakia __
"Slovakia, which until 1918, was known mostly under the name of "High
Hungary" or "the Highlands", but also known under the Turkish name of "To’t
vilajet ", is an ancient economic entity. As early as 100 B.C., in
Bratislava, coins were struck under the name of "biateque." An over of
Slovak economic history. - From slovakia.org -
http://www.slovakia.org/economy1.htm

History | Slovakia __ You will find a collection
of click-to-read articles along with a Six Part Historical Overview of
Slovakia. - From slovakia.org -
http://www.slovakia.org/history.htm

History of Slovakia __ "Radiocarbon dating puts
the oldest surviving archaeological artifacts from Slovakia - found near
Nové Mesto nad Váhom - at 270,000 BCE, in the Early Paleolithic era. These
ancient tools, made by the Clactonian technique, bear witness to the ancient
habitation of Slovakia." An encyclopedic article with links to
additional resources. - illustraed - From wikipedia -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Slovakia

The Slovak
Republic during World War II __ "On March 14, 1939, Slovakia
declared its independence, causing itself the Slovak Republic. Monsignor
Tiso was elected president of this new republic. A clerical nationalist,
Tiso opposed the Nazification of Slovak society and hoped instead to
establish Slovakia as a nationalist, Christian, corporative state."
Good look at this period in Slovakia's history. - illustrated - From
slovakia.org -
http://www.slovakia.org/history-ww2.htm

Slovakia - History __ "The first known peoples of
the territory of present-day Slovakia were Celts, who lived in the region
about 50 BC. The Celts were pushed out by Slavs, who moved in from the east
at the beginning of the modern era." A general history. - From
nationsencyclopedia.com -
http://www.nationsencyclopedia.com/Europe/Slovakia-HISTORY.html

Slovakia History __ "In 907, the Great Moravian
Empire collapsed as a result of the political intrigues of its rulers and
invasion by Hungary. By 1018 the whole of Slovakia was annexed by Hungary
and remained so for the next 900 years, although the Spis region of East
Slovakia belonged to Poland from 1412 to 1772." A colorful history of
Slovakia. - From lonelyplanet.com -
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/worldguide/slovakia/history

Slovakia: History __ "The area now constituting
Slovakia was settled by Slavic tribes in the 5th–6th cent. A.D. In the 9th
cent. Slovakia formed part of the great empire of Moravia, under whose
rulers Christianity was introduced by Saints Cyril and Methodius. ..."
A general overview of Slovakia history along with additional information
about the country. - From infoplease.com -
http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/world/A0861132.html

The Virtual Jewish History Tour: Slovakia __ "Jews
have lived in the Slovakian region since the 11th century. In the 14th
century, nearly 800 Jews resided in Bratislava. The majority of Jews engaged
in commerce and money lending." A history of the Jewish People in
Slovakia. - illustrated - From jewishvirtuallibrary.org -
http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/vjw/slovakia.html